Published: Saturday, May 16, 2009 at 4:30 a.m.

Last Modified: Saturday, June 27, 2009 at 12:11 p.m.

The Department of Transportation recently finished taking down several trees along Brookside Camp Road, a move that riled some nearby homeowners, who have had to pay to have trees removed from their yards.

The property owner contacted the DOT's maintenance department about trees that were endangering the roadway, said District 1 Engineer Mark Gibbs, based in Asheville.

A field supervisor visited the area and agreed the trees were a danger. The dead and dying trees were in the Department of Transportation's right-of-way, Gibbs said, which means the agency is responsible for removing them.

It's pretty typical for property owners and motorists to contact DOT about hazardous trees, Gibbs said. He did not know how much the project cost.

<p>The Department of Transportation recently finished taking down several trees along Brookside Camp Road, a move that riled some nearby homeowners, who have had to pay to have trees removed from their yards.</p><p>The property owner contacted the DOT's maintenance department about trees that were endangering the roadway, said District 1 Engineer Mark Gibbs, based in Asheville.</p><p>A field supervisor visited the area and agreed the trees were a danger. The dead and dying trees were in the Department of Transportation's right-of-way, Gibbs said, which means the agency is responsible for removing them.</p><p>It's pretty typical for property owners and motorists to contact DOT about hazardous trees, Gibbs said. He did not know how much the project cost.</p>